Feats and Flops

A Creative Engineering Unit for Advanced and Gifted Students
2. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-89584-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

Make problem solving fun with this award winning, research-based curriculum unit!

Designed to meet the needs of gifted students in grades 6 and up, this book will enable you to expertly guide your students through using the engineering design process, SCAMPER, and a new tool called “My Maker’s Map” to innovate solutions to both hypothetical and personal situations in their own lives. By the end of the unit, students will have created a working prototype of their design, presented it to a group of judges in a Shark Tank-esque Junior competition, filed a mock patent application, and conceptualized a marketing campaign. In addition, students will participate in various problem-based learning tasks and organize a Maker Fair for their school.

Standards aligned and full of tips, handouts, and resources, this ready to use curriculum model requires no additional research or prep work and is a must-have for teachers interested in providing an engaging, differentiated, and hands-on engineering design experience for their students.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

McIntosh, Jason S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik Hochbegabtenförderung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Focusing on Feats and Flops  2. Blue Sky Thinking  3. A Strategy for Sparking Solutions  4. Creating Curiosity  5. Mistake to Masterpiece  6. Mindset Mix-up  7. Innovations-R-Us  8. Recording Research  9. Settling on a Solution  10. The Customer is Always Right  11. The Power of Persuasion  12. 3.S.4.K  13. Focus Group Feedback  14. Thinking Like an Engineer  15. My Maker's Map  16. Brainstorming Bonanza  17. Blueprint to Innovation  18. Delving into the Details  19. Preparing a Prototype  20. A Doorbell Surprise  21. Continuing to Create  22. Preparing a Presentation  23. It's Show Time  24. The Inventor's Oath  25. Patent Pending  26. A Preamble to my Patent  27. Editing an Elevator Speech  28. Jumping in the Tank  29. A Survivor's Story  30. A Legacy in Letters

Über Autor(innen)

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and passionate advocate for gifted education. He has served as a gifted coordinator and Director of Advanced Learning Experiences for several school districts in Arizona. To find out more about his latest curriculum projects, please visit his website at www.notmoreofthesame.com.